Stephen Russell Stanford

Current Employers

The Putney Financial Group Llc

100 Smith Ranch Road Suite 110, San Rafael, CA 94903 • United States

Current Registrations

Authority	Category	Status	Date
CA	RA	APPROVED	2025-04-04

CA RA
APPROVED

Since 2025-04-04

Branch Locations

Fairhope, AL • United States

100 Smith Ranch Road Suite 110, San Rafael, CA 94903 • United States

Disclosures

2 disclosure categories reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

Regulatory action No
Criminal No
Bankruptcy No
Civil judicial No
Bond No
Judgment / lien No
Investigation No
Customer complaint Yes
Termination Yes

Employment History

Organization	City	State	From	To
Portsmouth Financial Services Inc	San Francisco	CA	03/2013	12/2024
Arete Wealth Management	Chicago	IL	11/2023	Present
The Putney Financial Group	San Rafael	CA	04/2025	Present

03/2013 → 12/2024

Portsmouth Financial Services Inc

San Francisco, CA
11/2023 → Present

Arete Wealth Management

Chicago, IL
04/2025 → Present

The Putney Financial Group

San Rafael, CA

Previous Registrations

2019-07-25 → 2024-12-31

Portsmouth Financial Services

Fairhope, AL

San Francisco, CA
2004-03-19 → 2005-02-25

1St Discount Brokerage, Inc.

Birmingham, AL

Other Businesses

THE NAME STANFORD INVESTMENTS LLC. WILL BE USED TO PROCESS EARNINGS FROM SECURITIES BUSINESS. THE ENTITY DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY BUSINESS. I have 50% ownership The Putney Financial Group - Registered Investment Advisory firm. Business Phone: 510-672-15,100 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael, CA 94903, Position: Investment Advisor Rep, Approximate Hours Worked Weekly: 5-10, Start date: 4/2025.

Exams

Code	Exam	Date
S65	Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination	2019-08-06
S63	Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination	1987-09-10

S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

2019-08-06
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

1987-09-10

Other Names

Steve Stanford

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